Inking-pad.



A. WOODRUFP.

INKING PAD. ArrLloAnon FILED 110v. 14, 1910.

Patented 0c1.10,1911.

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WITNESS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALONZO WOODRUFF, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO SUPERB STAMP PADCOMPANY, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

INKINGr-PAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 14, 1910. Serial No. 592,885.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzo WOODRUFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Inking-Pads; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention consists of certain new and useful improvements in color orink pads, and more particularly of that class or style known as blockpads, that is a pad having for its base a block, the top of which iscovered with felt or other suitable material, on which is mounted thepad proper.

With all inked pads, it is difficult to prevent the ink from escapingfrom the pad but in box pads this waste is received by the box and heldthere. In block pads, however, the surplus ink is absorbed by the feltupon which the pad rests, and while there is no objection to this whenthe surplus ink is held underneath the pad, there is a very seriousobjection when the ink seeps out onto the edge surrounding the pad, asit gives the pad a very untidy appearance, soils the cover, the edge ofwhich rests upon the marginal felt' when closed and makes the goods,while held in stock unsalable.

The object of my invention is to construct a pad in such a manner, thatthese objections will be obviated, the surplus ink provided for withoutin any manner soiling the marginal felt, thereby affording a betterappearance to the pad and the liability of soiling the hands of the useravoided. To accomplish this result, the block which forms the base ofthe pad, is first covered with a sheet of non-absorbent material, suchas water proof paper or cloth, and over. this is placed a sheet ofabsorbent material of any suitable nature and upon this covering isplaced the pad proper. Around these, but a distance away from them,there is placed a strip of felt or other absorbent material, so arrangedthat the absorbent fiber does not come in contact with the inked pad atany point, but the exposed marginal felt or other material is alwaysseparated from the pad. This makes it impossible for the surroundingstrip to become impregnated with ink, as is the case with the ordinarycommercial pad.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I have illustratedit in the accompanying drawings and described it in the specificationand claims following, reference being had thereto, and similar lettersof reference indicating identical parts throughout.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pad made according to my invention,a portion being cut away to illustrate it more clearly. Fig. 2 is asectional view of the same.

A represents the block or base of the pad and may be made of any desiredmaterial. Upon the block or base is mounted the pad B, but between theblock and the pad there ,is first placed a sheet of non-absorbent orWater-proof material C and over this a sheet of absorbent material F.The non-absorbent sheet preferably extends entirely over the block whilethe absorbent covering is under the pad alone.

D is a strip of material, preferably absorbent in its texture, which ismounted upon the block and surrounds the pad, but is separated from thesame by a space G.

The usual cover E is provided to protect the pad when not in use.

It is obvious that the marginal strip D may only partly surround the padif desired.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A block padcomprising a base, a sheet of non-absorbent material applied to andcovering the entire top of said base, a sheet of absorbent materialapplied to said nonabsorbent covering and an ink pad mounted upon theabsorbent sheet, said absorbent sheet being no larger than the ink pad.

or base, a sheet of non-ahsorbent material terial with a space betweensaid strip and said ink pad.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in i the presence of tWoWitnesses.

ALONZO WOODRUFF.

2. A block inking pad comprising a block 10 applied to and covering thetop of said block, a-saturatedink pad of less size than the said blockabove said non-absorbent material and a strip of suitable materialbetweenthe ink pada-nd the edge ofthe block; applied to the top of thenon-absorbent ma Witnesses:

ARTHUR G. GILBERT; J AMES E. ELDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

